winner

[win-er]

noun

1. a person or thing that wins; victor.

   All three winners received plaques for their winning presentations.

   A yearling Teeswater sheep took the limelight yesterday when it was crowned the overall winner of the interbreed Wool on the Hoof competition.

2. a person or thing that is marked by consistently or thoroughly excellent quality, performance, etc. (loser ).

   This brownie recipe is a real winner—I’ve made it countless times and it always turns out beautifully.

winner

/ ˈwɪnə /

noun

1. a person or thing that wins

2. informal,  a person or thing that seems sure to win or succeed

Other Word Forms

• nonwinner noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of winner¹

A Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; win ¹, -er ¹

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. winner take(s) all. winner take all

Example Sentences

"But I think it is better for the game because otherwise you would have too many aces and serve winners, which I think is very boring," he said.

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Depay scored once in Qatar, helping the Netherlands beat the USA in the last 16 before they were knocked out in the quarter-finals on penalties by eventual winners Argentina.

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"There's an element of grace and humility associated with the winners," says Thanos Marizis, a Greek masters student, as he sits with friends in the university library.

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An updated figure should be given by Labour later this month, when the winner of its deputy leadership contest is announced.

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There have been six different winners of the World Cup since England's sole World Cup win, with three of those winning it three times and two others twice.

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